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‘ 2.

The Task Group recommends
use of 100 percent
of the FRC
RPG’s
to evaluate
post-cleanup
and rehabilitation
and postreturn
conditions
wherein
direct
measurement
of levels
of radiation
and radioactivity
in foods and in people are
made.
Under such conditions,
dose estimates
should be
The requirement
is to
subject to much less uncertainty.
assure that exposures
are well within the FRC standards.
See section
A. of this .4ppendix for the FRC RPG’ so

3.

The criteria
for evaluating
gonadal exposures
at Enewetak
Atoll
should be 4 reins in 30 years.
The requirement
is to
assure
that long-term
exposures
till
be well within this
The Task Group feels
justified
in using 80 percent
criteria.
rather than 50 percent
of the FRC standard
since there will
be ample time to verify
exposure
estimates
using actual
sampling
of the diet and time to follow the changing
pattern
of exposures
of people.

4. The recommended
at Enewetak
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guidance
is:

Atoll

- corrective

a.

< 40 pCi/g

b.

40 to 400 pCi/g

c.

> 400 pCi/g

for

cleanup

action

of

239

Pu in soil

not required.

—

action may be needed.
- corrective
to be taken should be determined
case-by-case
basis.

- corrective

action

Action
on a

required.

In applying
the criteria
for bone and bone marrow
in part 1
above,
it is assumed
that if annual exposures
do not exceed
the applicable
criteria
in the year of highest
dose,
there will
not be ‘a requirement
for limiting
longer
term cumulative
On the other hand, implementation
of the
e.xpo sures.
concept w-ill require
considerations
of
“lowest
practicable”
effectiveness
of remedial
measures
to reduce both annual and
longer
term exposures
to the estent practicable.
F.

Risk

Considerations

The Task Group and its technical
advisors
have reviewed
the
available
information
from ICRP,
UXSCEAR,
and the IVational
Academy
of Science
BEIR Committee
that could be used to

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